tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post7752291184798882839..comments2009-08-18T13:35:17.902-05:00Comments on wezen-ball.com: Through the Years: Glavine, Smoltz and Madduxlarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17314820003835656973noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-8589996446738904002009-08-11T10:09:29.631-05:002009-08-11T10:09:29.631-05:00I seem to recall reading once that Maddux wanted t...I seem to recall reading once that Maddux wanted to stay in the National League, so that probably factored into his decision not to join the Yankees as well.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881613487139006347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-55807800946652959892009-08-11T08:46:44.770-05:002009-08-11T08:46:44.770-05:00To be fair, Bill, I think the guy writing the Brav...To be fair, Bill, I think the guy writing the Braves sections of those Street & Smith's guides had it out for them. The little dig about Ted Turner and "Gone With the Wind" was not the only time the mag went out of its way to belittle Ted. In fact, reading those team synopses from '87 to '91 or so was rather disheartening. Imagine someone writing about the Nats these days, but with an open hostility towards the club. That's kind of what it felt like. But I didn't want to focus too much on that, so I just called them "notoriously pessimistic" ;-)<br /><br />And, Josh, I'm not sure why Maddux rebuffed them. I didn't actually know about that at all until I wrote that first piece on Maddux back in December. Above, one of the magazines says that Maddux "wanted to win" and, not only had the Braves just gone to two World Series, the Yankees also stunk (remember, they got the #1 overall draft pick back in '91). I believe that Maddux didn't want to go there. I suspect, though, from what we learned of him as a guy over the course of his career, that he probably felt more comfortable in a place like Atlanta than New York City. I could be wrong, but it makes sense to me.larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314820003835656973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-63047801265554685552009-08-11T08:36:54.975-05:002009-08-11T08:36:54.975-05:00Just 20 years ago, and not only was 14-8, 2.68 not...Just 20 years ago, and not only was 14-8, 2.68 not itself considered a "really big year," but you could look at a 23 year old who did that and say he would <i>never</i> have a really big year (and to the other guys, 2.68 was "respectable"). That's pretty amazing. <br /><br />I'd kind of like those days to come back (the pitching-heavy thing, not the stupidly-equating-Tom-Glavine-with-Rick-Mahler thing), but I bet Bud Selig and about 30 other really rich folks wouldn't. :) <br /><br />Great stuff, lar.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840958382433052735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-63163211215161001312009-08-11T06:34:09.525-05:002009-08-11T06:34:09.525-05:00Iar,
I never knew the reason for this, but maybe ...Iar,<br /><br />I never knew the reason for this, but maybe you could help me out on this:<br /><br />why did Maddux reject the Yankees for the Braves? <br /><br />Could you imagine those great Yankee teams having Maddux as well...Jorge Says No!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04358737179481087781noreply@blogger.com